A resident was treated at the scene for injuries following a fire at a Winston-Salem home early Friday morning.The fire was reported just after 2 a.m. in the 1900 block of Althea Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Waughtown Street.Firefighters arrived to heavy fire coming from part of the home, Winston-Salem fire officials said. The lone occupant was out of the home by that time, fire officials said.The fire was caused by an electrical short in a light fixture, fire officials said.A total of two people were displaced from the fire.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —

A resident was treated at the scene for injuries following a fire at a Winston-Salem home early Friday morning.

The fire was reported just after 2 a.m. in the 1900 block of Althea Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Waughtown Street.

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Firefighters arrived to heavy fire coming from part of the home, Winston-Salem fire officials said. The lone occupant was out of the home by that time, fire officials said.

The fire was caused by an electrical short in a light fixture, fire officials said.